CVE-2019-14283

NameCVE-2019-14283
DescriptionIn the Linux kernel before 5.2.3, set_geometry in drivers/block/floppy.c does not validate the sect and head fields, as demonstrated by an integer overflow and out-of-bounds read. It can be triggered by an unprivileged local user when a floppy disk has been inserted. NOTE: QEMU creates the floppy device by default.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDLA-1884-1, DLA-1885-1, DSA-4495-1, DSA-4497-1, ELA-156-1

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
linux (PTS)jessie, jessie (lts)3.16.84-1fixed
stretch (security)4.9.320-2fixed
stretch (lts), stretch4.9.320-3fixed
buster4.19.249-2fixed
buster (security)4.19.304-1fixed
bullseye5.10.209-2fixed
bullseye (security)5.10.205-2fixed
bookworm6.1.76-1fixed
bookworm (security)6.1.85-1fixed
trixie6.6.15-2fixed
sid6.7.12-1fixed
linux-4.9 (PTS)jessie, jessie (lts)4.9.303-1~deb8u3fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
linuxsourcewheezy(unfixed)end-of-life
linuxsourcejessie3.16.72-1DLA-1884-1
linuxsourcestretch4.9.168-1+deb9u5DSA-4497-1
linuxsourcebuster4.19.37-5+deb10u2DSA-4495-1
linuxsource(unstable)5.2.6-1
linux-4.9sourcejessie4.9.168-1+deb9u5~deb8u1DLA-1885-1

Notes

Fixed by: https://git.kernel.org/linus/da99466ac243f15fbba65bd261bfc75ffa1532b6

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